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About Gorgawan Village

Gorgawan is a mid sized village in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,041 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Pincode 801105
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gorgawan is the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gorgawan

Gorgawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gorgawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorgawan from other places

Gorgawan lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Bithauli, about 8.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gorgawan
Nearest railway station Bithauli 8.0 km
Nearest town Lālganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinapur Cum Khagaul 34 km
District headquarters Patna 34 km

Villages closest to Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gorgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorgawan village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Gorgawan village has 1,041 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgawan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Gorgawan is 801105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgawan covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorgawan falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorgawan is Bithauli, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorgawan.

Gorgawan is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgawan is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Bithauli is about 8.0 km away. Lālganj is about 21 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (18 km), Sandalpur (29 km) and Kothia (33 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gorgawan today is likely to be higher.

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